Shin Splints

[silent1]

They are the worst!!
they just come on all of a sudden..
This morning went running.. and in middle of my run.. OUCH!!
i've been limping at work all day..

:( :tears

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

I get that all the time if i run outsdie or on a track...i can only handle the treadmill for some reason....that shit hurts something fierce!!!!

[silent1]

yep.. still limping today..
blows.

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

one time while running i tried to forget about the enormous pain in my shins and just ran harder ...BIG MISTAKE...my feet started getting numb due to lack of oxygen and my ass fell to the ground lol...taught me never to run outside again! :flickTong

[The Kid]

You can try stretching out the front part of your shin (forget the name of that muscle there) before you run. The reason why you get shin splints (one of the possible reasons) is cause that muscle gets too tight. It also can be because you have weak calf muscles. Your calf muscle is behind your shin and if the calf is weak (soft) and when that front muscle is tight and your calf muscle is soft and weaker it will cause it to hurt during excerise. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

You also can be running wrong...

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

Originally posted by The Kid
You can try stretching out the front part of your shin (forget the name of that muscle there) before you run. The reason why you get shin splints (one of the possible reasons) is cause that muscle gets too tight. It also can be because you have weak calf muscles. Your calf muscle is behind your shin and if the calf is weak (soft) and when that front muscle is tight and your calf muscle is soft and weaker it will cause it to hurt during excerise. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

You also can be running wrong...

My calf muscles happen to be massive, and the muscles in front of my calves (tibialis anterior, peroneus tertius and the extensor digitorum longus) are pretty strong as well... so weakness is probably not my problem......but when i run, my lower legs get pretty tight and it doesnt take me too long to get the shin splints...even if im not running full force...

maybe i do run incorrectly..what exactly is the proper way???

[The Kid]

You want to explode from your toe/top of your foot and land on the heel/back area of you your foot.

Your prolly just tight and need to stretch before you run. Try stretching, then go do a warm up lap around the track or block...come back stretch again alittle and then go for your run.

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

Originally posted by The Kid
You want to explode from your toe/top of your foot and land on the heel/back area of you your foot.

Your prolly just tight and need to stretch before you run. Try stretching, then go do a warm up lap around the track or block...come back stretch again alittle and then go for your run.

yeah im prolly just tight :flickTong

sounds good, ill give it a try...thanks

[silent1]

I think it was because i used a pair of older shoes.. cause i normally do not get them.. But i do think i should try to strengthen my calves a bit more..

[ROMEO]

Originally posted by The Kid
You can try stretching out the front part of your shin (forget the name of that muscle there) before you run. The reason why you get shin splints (one of the possible reasons) is cause that muscle gets too tight. It also can be because you have weak calf muscles. Your calf muscle is behind your shin and if the calf is weak (soft) and when that front muscle is tight and your calf muscle is soft and weaker it will cause it to hurt during excerise. Hope you understand what I am trying to say.

You also can be running wrong...

I am only chiming in here cuz I know the reason.... Kid was 90% right. It actually is the TIBIALIS ANTERIOR which is muscle lying mainly on the front of the lower leg being too weak. It doesnt get as strong as the other muscles in the leg get stronger than it, causing pain. This muscle is responsible for flexing the foot up!

[silent1]

But how would you strengthen that front muscle then??

[ROMEO]

Ummmm its a machine in ur gym (if they even have it) where it does like the opposite of calf raises but instead of your heels coming off the machine, its ur toes! Not many gyms have this machine, hence why many people have shin splints.

[silent1]

well.. i let my gym membership run out for the summer.. i hated mine in brooklyn.. i'll have to figure out a way to work that without a machine then.. hmm.

[The Kid]

You can always put a dumbell/or a weight on the top of your sneaker and keep your heel on the floor and raise the dumbell up as far as you can and then bring it down. You can prolly also change the positioning of your foot (in and then out) and hit the fibers differently.

And another thing...I believe that muscle is attached to your calf, so doing calf work would make it somewhat stronger. You would have to point your toes inward and do calf raises to hit that muscle.

[KeLe.GirL]

There is so many different reasons why you might be having these pains. like old worn out or impromper running shoes can definantly be a big part of the problem. too much of an increase in training too soon or where your training. muscular imbalance or weak muscles like they said above, which can be fixed by strenthening exercises.

But if your falling down from pain you might also want to try custom-made orthotics for your shoes which will realign your feet. orthotics stabilize the feet... not the leg muscles and they allow the leg muscles to move you forward without pain, inflammation, and muscle tears.

I ran winter and spring track in JR HS and HS and have had them plenty of times to know that they hurt like a bitch! but definantly make sure that all the small trama your putting on your bones isnt causing a stress fracture. I have seen that happen before.

[The Kid]

How you can also see if your running somewhat right is to go to the beach and run in the sand. Take your shoes off and run straight and when you stop turn around and look at the path you ran on. It should be a straight line with one foot in front of the other. You can also run over the surf area of the beach and see a better imprint and this can also tell you where your landing more on (from the imprint depths).

There is a sneaker store in the city that makes you stand in this stuff and it tells you what running shoe is best for you.

[silent1]

Originally posted by The Kid
How you can also see if your running somewhat right is to go to the beach and run in the sand. Take your shoes off and run straight and when you stop turn around and look at the path you ran on. It should be a straight line with one foot in front of the other. You can also run over the surf area of the beach and see a better imprint and this can also tell you where your landing more on (from the imprint depths).

There is a sneaker store in the city that makes you stand in this stuff and it tells you what running shoe is best for you.

that's such a good suggestion. I would love to find the perfect shoe.
i have been running my whole life..starting in 5th grade doing 5ks up through college with cross country.. its just from time to time when things like shin splints happen (which is pretty inevitable for most long term runners) it throws me into a HUGE funk.. I hate not being able to run.. :(

But on the upside, they are almost gone now! Sunday and Last night i was able to rollerblade without incident.. Gonna try running tomorrow am.. :) I have been stretching and doing yoga as much as possible and iceing them here and there..

Thanks everyone for their input!

signed "forrest gump" ... lol! :buck

[The Kid]

I ran for about 4 1/2 years straight (all year round) and I got shin splints only a few times. I got them the worst one day when I was running on a boardwalk one time, but that was about it. Usually anytime before that was when I first started to run in trails when I ran/raced cross country, but that only happened a few times.

I am glad it wasnt a constant thing cause I would have dreaded running.

Def go try what I said and see what happens.